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Table 1.

Classification of the randomized clinical trials according to the PEDro scale

	Studies	Thiesen et al.⁽¹⁹⁾	Nemer et al.⁽²⁰⁾	Toledo et al.⁽²¹⁾	Olson et al.⁽²²⁾	Cerqueira-Neto et al.⁽²³⁾
PEDro Scale
1. Eligibility criteria		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2. Randomization		0	0	0	1	1
3. Blind subject allocation		0	0	0	0	0
4. Initial similarity between groups		1	1	1	1	1
5. "Blinding" of subjects		0	0	0	0	0
6. "Blinding" of therapists		0	0	0	0	0
7. "Blinding" of evaluators		0	0	0	0	0
8. Adequate follow-up		1	1	1	1	1
9. Intention-to-treat analysis		1	1	1	1	1
10. Intergroup comparisons		1	1	0	1	1
11. Measures of accuracy and variability		0	0	0	0	0
Total score		4/10	4/10	3/10	5/10	5/10

1 for applicable items and 0 for non-applicable items. Data source: http://www.pedro.org.au.